The oral-systemic disease connection: An update for the practicing dentist

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 137, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Barnett, Michael L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MOUTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES;

EID: 33750422063     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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